UND Athletics/GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The University of North Dakota has made the decision to opt in to the terms of the House v. NCAA settlement beginning in the 2025-26 athletic season, Director of Athletics Bill Chaves announced on Friday.
“Today, we sent the NCAA our intent to opt in to the House settlement,” said Chaves. “As an NCAA Division I member, in a non-defendant conference, our thought process has always been to do what is best for our student-athletes and the University of North Dakota. With the information that we have today and the requirement to make a decision by Monday, June 30, we felt that this was the most prudent course of action. There was always a chance that when the final settlement occurred that it could be different than what was initially provided by both the plaintiffs’ and defendants’ attorneys and sure enough that was the case.”
“Given that roster grandfathering can only occur should institutions opt in at this moment of time, we believe that opting in is best for UND,” continued Chaves. “Additionally, I believe the opportunity to expand our partnership with our teammates at the UND Alumni Association & Foundation, 1883 Collective and Ralph Engelstad Arena will provide us the best situation possible for our student-athletes this year and beyond. Further, the ability to potentially provide additional support through internal NIL will be intriguing for UND as we traverse this new era of college athletics.”
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